WELL TRAVELLED ROSS HONEY
Finland, Rapala Factory Visit: November 2014 As part of their prize, the World Predator Classic champions were taken to the Rapala factory in Finland to see the lure- making process in action, from initial design right through to manufacture.
Belgium, VBK Meeting and Show: December 2014 Ross with Frank Warwick, Jemima, Pip, and Tim Paisley at what is considered to be the Belgian Carp Society show and a major event on the calendar. Pic 19
France, Paris Boat Show: December 2014 The Paris boat show is an interesting show for us from the perspective of the use of boats in all of the main Angling Spirit Events. It puts us in direct contact with corresponding boat and boating associated manufacturing companies.
Netherlands, World Predator Classic (WPC) Preparation Meeting: December 2014 Several pre-event meetings are necessary for each Angling Spirit Event, each and every year. Only one or two have been registered in this timeline for obvious reasons.
Poland, Polish Fishing Show: February 2015 Normark Poland Marketing and PR manager, Joanna Bigowicz-Piątkowska, with the World Carp Classic Trophy. This was only our second visit to the show but the growth of this show was very evident.
Netherlands, Zwolle Carp Show: February 2015 One of my favourite shows of the year and the biggest ‘carp only’ carp show in Europe. I have attended this show every year, in total seven times.
Ukraine: February 2015 Vadim Korunskij, owner of Karpela cont, and Ross Honey with the Junior World Carp Classic Event winners’ Trophy.
Czech Republic, Fishing Show: February 2015 The 2014 World Carp Classic champions proudly displaying the trophy publicly in the presence of angling celebrity Jakub Vagner and event founder, Ross Honey.
Russia, Fishing Show: February 2015 Ross in Red Square on this, his first visit to the show in Moscow. Many TV and media contacts were made and broadcasting on mainstream Russian national TV was established.
Slovakia, Fishing Show: February 2015 It was good to meet some of the 2015 family who will be present at the World
ALL IN A YEAR’S WORK ..
Carp Classic 2015 Event at Madine in September. Pic 6
Netherlands, WPC Preparation Meetings - March 2015 General pre-event meetings with various local concerns and notaries. No stone is left unturned, or allowed to gather moss, in our desire to provide the best possible events.
UK, Dynamite Baits Factory Visit - March 2015 A visit with the 2014 World Carp Classic Champions to the Dynamite Baits factory to create their own choice of bait, which forms a part of the winners’ prize.
Netherlands, WPC Preparation Hellevoetsluis - March 2015 Hans Roelants, the Director for Benelux and Germany Mercury Marine with Ross at preparation meeting at one of the boat shows.
Netherlands, WPC Presentation Hellevoetsluis: April 2015 A proud moment for all concerned as the city of Hellevoetsluis was voted the Netherlands’ Angling Capital Of The Year, as the Elderman and Bert Van Houten made the presentation.
Czech Republic, WCC Junior event: May 2015 It was an amazing moment to be handed the microphone by the Arch Bishop of the Czech Republic in Santa Barbara Cathedral, is a world heritage site under UNESCO, with 1500 people present for the launch of the World Carp Classic Junior event in Kutna Hora.
Poland, European Fishing Tackle Trade Exhibition: June 2015 The European fishing trade show was held in Poland where meetings took place with Angling Spirit event partners and sponsors. Ross is pictured here with the EFFTA President Jean-Claude Bell.
To highlight just some of the aspects that are undertaken within the punishing schedule of Angling Spirit’s Founder, Ross Honey, we have compiled this partial timeline of events. Of course, this list only represents a small fragment of the overall, day-to-day
operations that, as we all know, can consume our time as rapidly as a large and ravenous shoal of carp over a bed of bait.
Netherlands, World Predator Classic Event Hellevoetsluis: June 2015 Ross and WPC Team members prepare themselves for an explosive start to this exciting and action-packed event.
France, Lac De Madine Live and Preparation: July 2015 Head Marshal Andy Chambers being interviewed for Madine Live and the 2015 WCC. This is the time that the swims are selected and plans are made to ensure that every aspect is covered.
USA, ICAST Fishing Trade Show - July 2015 500,000 sq ft of exhibition space defines the USA show as being the largest in the world. Some greatly useful meetings took place which will lead to very exciting developments in the very near future.
UK, WCC Qualifying Event: July 2015 Thurston Lakes, Milton Keynes. The second staging of the annual UK qualifying event produced some great looking fish and we look forward to greeting the Qualifying Event champions in France this September.
Czech Republic, Preparation: August 2015 Lake visit and evaluation meeting to prepare for the World Carp Classic 2016. Ross also took this opportunity to meet the competitors of the Czech Qualifying Event and the magnificent venue that it was held on.
Czech Republic, Junior Fishing Academy: August 2015 One of the most important aspects for Angling Spirit is considered to be the support of young anglers. In addition to this academy here in Czech Republic, there are others in various countries.
It’s a small, big world! Just some of the many visits Ross has made
throughout this year ... so many, we couldn’t fit them on this page!
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